Nicolas Cage has always wanted to play Dracula

The 59-year-old actor, who will play the fabled vampire in the upcoming movie “Renfield,” tried hard to play the part at some point in his career.

Speaking to Total Film magazine, Nicolas said: “The concept of Dracula, in itself, is a challenge.

“It’s been done so many times already. It’s been done very well and it’s also been done not very well. I certainly admire Christopher Lee and Frank Langella and Bela Lugosi and Gary (Oldman). But I wanted to see if I could bring something fresh to the character. And I also kind of knew that I had to do it at some point.”

In the horror comedy directed by Chris McKay and starring Nicholas Hoult and Awkwafina, Nicolas claimed that he drew inspiration from his father August Coppola and the late Sir Christopher Lee for his role of Dracula.

The ‘Pig’ actor explained: “I went back to Christopher Lee, in terms of his manner of speaking, but that was really only a starting point.

“I knew Christopher. I did a small scene with him in ‘Season of the Witch’, and I liked him very much. We had a lot of nice conversations, and he reminded me quite a bit of my father, August. So from then on, my dad sort of became the main inspiration for me.”

While he barely scratches the surface of the character in “Renfield,” Nicolas also admitted that he would be inclined to reprise his role as Dracula.

He said: “You know, there are some minor moments here where you get to see some of the pathos in Dracula’s eyes… and that made me think that maybe one day I might like to try for a whole movie where you’re really understanding the psyche of the character. I didn’t really have the time to delve into that here.”

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